lami supplements

[joanne1920]

formula 4 feet or lamigard?

my shetland was diagnosed with lami in may, although now sound is reluctant to walk on hard ground. my farrier has been great coming evry 4 weeks to keep her heels down... the vet recommended lamigard, which shes had since her attack... however, her coat is getting increasingly drier and scurfier, ive also had to clip her twice since july as shes growing her winter coat - shes only 7 year old so im hoping its not cushings, but anyway.. her feet keep chipping and her frog is coming away, her soles are also quite crumbly , and looks like another hoof is getting mild white line seperation (already in 1 and under treatment) about a 1cm down from the coronet is a lami ring... is this from may? or a more recent attack?
also her forelock appears to be falling out - although she does have a muzzle on every day and i though maybe that was not helping????
someone suggested formula 4 feet.... what do you think?

 

[Nailed]

I think you need to get your vet out to take bloods.

Crumbling of the sole and frog are just natural exfoliation but the dryin gout of her coat, excess growth of hair and balding are something which need to be looked in.

Lou x

 

[PurplePickle]

Re the supplements, I use magnesium oxide it seems to work wonders, its 5.99 per 500grm I think on ebay.

 

[kellyeaton]

i would use nettle top mop up reradicals and hawthrone to help with the circulation it works well on mine!

 

[jnet]

I feed my pony D&H hedgerow herbs, they act as a detox and have certainly helped her since her last bout of laminitis three years ago, I daren't take her off it now, I swear by it. You definately need bloods taking though, especially with the change of coat.